First Ring

"You wouldn't, because all you knew was that they were food." Qian Chenzhou took a dagger from his Storage Soul Tool and held it in his hand. "And if you truly want to become powerful demons, you'll need far more than the strength you possess now."

"Even the Dragon God you speak of could only become a half-demon."

Hearing that this brat dared insult the Dragon God, Di Tian wanted to strike and teach him a lesson. But he feared that a single burst of pressure would kill him outright. If his master blamed him afterward, it would not be something he could bear.

Before Golden Crocodile could see what the other party intended to do, he felt an irresistible force strike him and send him flying.

When he staggered back to his feet, he felt as though every bone in his body was about to shatter!

He could not understand how he had offended this powerful soul beast.

"Don't get worked up. I'm stating facts. When the time comes, you'll naturally feel it."

"Do you know why your master made a deal with me?" Qian Chenzhou turned to look at Di Tian, whose face had already darkened. "Because I let her sense a power that can surpass the Dragon God. This power can also help her recover from her injuries quickly."

"And you can compress Soul Power into Spiritual Power, allowing yourselves to truly transform into... demons!"

Di Tian was completely unmoved by the grand promises Qian Chenzhou had made. He did not believe a word that came from this human brat's mouth.

He only believed that his master had been deceived by this human brat's glib tongue.

Still, he admitted that some of what the other party said was true.

After all, as the Beast God, he did not acknowledge that this trash from the outskirts could become their companions!

A dense swarm of demon beasts came running in from outside. Their numbers were so great that even Bibi Dong's scalp went numb, especially when she saw that they carried the Soul Bones human Soul Masters dreamed of in their mouths or wrapped in their tentacles!

With a single glance, she saw that every soul beast carried an unknown number of pieces.

By rough estimate, there were no fewer than a hundred thousand Soul Bones!

Even she felt as though she were dreaming. With these Soul Bones alone, who knew how many elite Soul Masters they could cultivate!

"Start choosing."

Qian Chenzhou swept his gaze over the soul beasts before him. Without being particularly picky, he pointed at the soul beast flying in the air.

"That one."

A butterfly nearly the size of a small car hovered in the air. Its four pairs of wings were extremely translucent, scattering transparent spores as they flapped. Its antennae were pale blue, and its abdomen bore a massive bulge.

Bibi Dong looked at the soul beast and could not help twitching the corner of her mouth.

"A Crystal Illusion Butterfly. The five crystal lines on its abdomen have already reached the five-thousand-year level. Are you really choosing it as your first Soul Ring?"

When Di Tian heard that the brat had chosen a Crystal Illusion Butterfly as his Soul Ring, he did not pay much attention at first. But when he heard that it was for his first Soul Ring, his gaze swept over Qian Chenzhou.

This brat was courting death!

But he had no intention of warning him.

If he died while absorbing the Soul Ring, it would have nothing to do with him.

"Yes, that one."

Di Tian pointed at the Crystal Illusion Butterfly. "Come here. The rest of you can get lost."

The moment Di Tian finished speaking, the other soul beasts dropped their Soul Bones and fled at once, moving even faster than when they had arrived!

"You, go collect these Soul Bones."

When A Rou saw that the Beast God had singled her out, she did not dare say anything. She could only silently carry the Soul Bones that had been casually tossed across the ground. Xiao Wu gathered her courage and followed, helping her mother pick them up.

Bibi Dong also wanted to help and take the opportunity to stuff some Soul Bones into her Storage Soul Tool, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

This nine-hundred-seventy-thousand-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King was no fool. The moment she made a move, he would dare kill her outright.

Hadn't he beaten Golden Crocodile whenever he pleased?

The Crystal Illusion Butterfly lay quietly on the ground, trembling all over.

Qian Chenzhou raised his dagger and stood before it, then drove the blade down in one swift strike.

As a spiritual-type soul beast, its physical strength was not particularly formidable.

But even so, killing a five-thousand-year soul beast was not so easy. Fortunately, Qian Chenzhou's body was terrifyingly strong, and his strength was more than sufficient!

After the Crystal Illusion Butterfly died, the Soul Power throughout its body condensed into a purple Soul Ring.

Qian Chenzhou guided the Soul Ring onto his body and began absorbing it.

With a sufficiently powerful body, fusing with the Soul Ring's power was not a problem. After all, the Human Emperor Body was no empty boast!

Within the sea of consciousness.

Qian Chenzhou looked at the empty surroundings and could not help rubbing his brow. "It's still too barren."

Soon, the Crystal Illusion Butterfly appeared, its eyes filled with unmistakable hatred. It beat its wings and charged at him, intending to kill him.

Di Tian could suppress it outside, but Di Tian was not here.

Moreover, the spiritual realm was its specialty!

It had naturally mastered the spiritual shock that ten-thousand-year soul beasts supposedly possessed long ago!

"You want to kill me?" Qian Chenzhou's gaze turned icy. His aura gradually became imposing as a massive dharma form condensed behind him.

The figure wore black-and-gold robes and held a longsword, and its face was Qian Chenzhou's own.

"You're not qualified!"

The longsword swept across. A massive sword radiance instantly cleaved the Crystal Illusion Butterfly in half, turning it into countless crystal particles that surged toward him.

That huge hand rose again and refined away the mixed energy within, leaving only the purest energy, no larger than sesame seeds, to merge into Qian Chenzhou's sea of consciousness.

But this tiny amount of spiritual power was still far too insignificant for his vast sea of consciousness. It could not stir even the slightest ripple.

Golden Crocodile watched Qian Chenzhou absorb the Soul Ring nervously, ready to intervene and interrupt him at any moment.

After all, a five-thousand-year first Soul Ring was simply too outrageous. No one on the continent had ever dared attempt something so insane!

Golden Crocodile stared intently at Qian Chenzhou's expression. The instant he showed any sign of being unable to endure it, he would immediately interrupt the process!

As time passed, Qian Chenzhou's expression did not change in the slightest. The Soul Ring flashed, then settled directly around Qian Chenzhou's body.

"He succeeded!" Golden Crocodile Douluo cried out in ecstatic delight.

A five-thousand-year first ring! An unprecedented genius of the continent had emerged from their Spirit Hall!

Who could stop Spirit Hall's rise from now on!

Bang!

The very next second after Golden Crocodile's joyous outburst, Di Tian sent him flying again with a blow.

"Too noisy!"

He had to admit that he had misjudged the situation before, but this brat's potential was far too terrifying.

When Qian Chenzhou opened his eyes, he saw the bruised and battered Golden Crocodile flying over from afar, still wearing a smile on his face.

"Uncle Golden Crocodile, it looks like we'll need to stay in Star Dou Forest for a while longer."